2.10 - Medication and Health Risks Associated With Neglected Side Effects on Gut Microbiota

It is well-known that the use of antibiotics, probiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) modulate gut microbiota, including favoring specific structures and functions or restoring the impaired microbiome. Although manipulation of the gut microbiome is attractive in the prevention and treatment of some associated diseases, there are some medications with surprisingly harmful effects on the gut microbiota composition and diversity. Furthermore, based on data published, by exerting such detrimental effects on the gut ecosystem, some commonly used drugs such as proton pump inhibitors, laxatives, antidiabetic, cardiovascular drugs, psychotropics, anticancer drugs are associated with significant health risks for the patients.